The winners of the JETS 2023 Initiative had been announced on the 22nd of February 2023 during the 73. International Berlin Film Festival at the Canadian Embassy in Berlin. Over 120 special guests and participants took part. WEP Productions and JETS Distribution proudly announced this year’s winners at the 7th JETS edition for 1st, 2nd and 3rd feature film filmmakers in front of an international jury made up of producers, financiers, distributors and world sales agents.

1st place winners are:

Manuel Wetscher & Chris Dohr & Bernhard Jarosch, Project HEIRS, Austria

Dusty Mancinelli & Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Becky Yeboah, Project HONEY BUNCH, Canada

Andre Diwisch & Patrick Hoffmann, Project COWBOY KIDS, Germany

Hildegard Ryan & Jason Forde, Project FIVE MONTHS GONE, Ireland

Rob Sprackling & Frank Mosvold & Barbie Heusinger, Project THE LEGEND OF MAGNUS THE GOOD, Norway

Louw Venter & Tassyn Munro, Project WITHOUT WHICH NOT, South Africa

Ann Hawker & Shelagh McLeod, Project AN AUSTRIAN HOLIDAY, UK

2nd place winners are:

Jennifer Westcott & Victoria Westcott, Project THROWBACK THURSDAY, Canada

Lukas Rinker & Tonio Kellner, Project PAWS, Germany

Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair & Claire Mc Cabe, Project THE HIVE, Ireland

Ida Eldøen & Bente Maalen, Project RECYCLED, Norway

Luca Nappa & Lionelle Galloppa, Project DEEP SOUTH, UK